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Message: [QUOTE="youri, post: 5704754, member: 407779"] In the extremely religious society where I come from it is a sin and a big one, bigger than being an alcoholic. There is huge stigma, poker players are looked down upon as low life degenerate society destroyers. Every now and then, something comes up in social media about some gambler who lost everything and ruined his family. The image is always negative, positive examples are never portraired. The vast majority confuse poker with lottery, they think its all down to luck! You'll get lucky at first they believe, then God will punish you in the long run! Could be true about poker but, only if you're bad. To tell somebody that you're a poker player, they'll make a certain face and immediately lose their respect. Its an extremely uncommon path in my community. I myself don't believe in sins, I've tried everything in my short life and its a sin to be good at something and not make money out of it. [/QUOTE]